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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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